| Official Name: | Oredo | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Motto: | Oredo the greatest | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Edo State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital | ||||||
| Government Type: | Democracy | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Ewuare II | ||||||
| Established Title: | Oba | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 249 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Oredo is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarter is in Benin City. Its capital city is Benin City which also is the capital city of Edo State,[2] Nigeria. Benin City is also the capital city of the Benin Empire. The Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba Ewuare II's palace is located here.[3] There are four major markets in Oredo Local Government Area; Oba market, New Benin market, New market and Ekiosa market.[4]
Residents include the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II and Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama Of Benin Kingdom.[5]
It has an area of 249km and a population of 374,671 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 300.[6]
The Oredo marriage registry is located at Ring road in Benin City. The registry is used for the legal joining of couples.[7]